WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – This week, in a rare moment of bipartisan unity, Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, better known as the Six Triple Eight, the only all-Black, all-female unit to serve overseas during World War II.
The ceremony brought together more than 300 descendants from across the country to honor the women whose work had remained largely unrecognized for decades.
“They had a painstaking job, but because they were not expected to succeed, it made them want to push forward,” said Stelena Hooper Evans, daughter of Pfc. Mildred Hooper, one of the unit’s
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